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Show 10 The Magna Times, West Valley News & Kearns Post, August 15, 2002 Lifestyles 1 In Review Music Man mixes trouble and fun at Hale Center Theater By DES3I OLSON Editor There may not have been 76 trombones, but there is plenty of music, humor, dance and romance in the Hale Theater's recent production of The Music Man. Bigger than life sets add to the surreal Iowa community of River City to take the audience back into yesteryear when it was plausible for a quick-talkin- g shyster to connive his way into the hearts of the residents and convince them that there is indeed Trouble" brewing. Causing the ruckus is Harold Hill, played solidly by JaceSon Parker Bamis who is captivating to the people of River City as much as he is to the audience. His casual, nonchalant manner endears him to everyone and his singing performances help carry the show from start to finish. Hale Theater, known for its unique set designs has conjured up another brilliant display of adapting a show most people see on a regular stage to fit comfortd ably in the showcase. Audiences will be in awe as the Paroo home rises from under the rooftop Theater-in-the-roun- 3 cvO Utah in demand by Hollywood film industry The motion picture industry and Olympic filming activities added $141.6 million dollars to state coffers last year. That figure is up from the 20002001 mark of $117 million, according to a new report by the Utah Film Commission. Productions include: 12 feature films, including New Line's most recent blockbuster, Austin Powers In Goldmember, and Paramount's soon to be released, The Core; Utah's regular series Touched By An Angel; five set on the stage floor and then enjoy the antics that transpire in the several rooms created that can be seen throughout the theater. In addition the moving train and the City Center Statue are fun additions to the show. The show is full of fun as the River City youth sing and dance up a storm. Even is the quiet confines of the River City Library they find a way to work their dance magic reading a book to satisfy the librarian, Marian Paroo, played alternately by Emily Jeppson and Wendy Liesha Bamson. Jeppson handles the role of the spinster librarian with style and grace and her voice is solid and captivating in each number she sings, from ilte4Siattil(pai "Goodnight My Someone" to Til There Was You.". The quarrelsome SchoolBoard make an outstanding barbershop quartet and the women of the city are amusing as they form their new dance ensemble, all under the nose of the frustrated Mayor Shinn, played alternately by Sterling Brimley and Leslie Warwood. The Music Man continues at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the Hale Centre Theatre, 3333 S. Decker Lake Dr. There -are two matinee performances at noon and 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays. Tickets range from For tickets call - 0. 984-900- 0. - V t PAX-TV- 's 1 Go Hawaiian at Hogle Zoo Hogle Zoo is going Hawaiian this weekend with a variety of events for zoo visitors and special treats for the animals. Hula your way to Hogle Zoo for Hawaiian Days, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hawaiian Days FM 100 and Cream o' Weber will help present variety that will include a hula hoop contest and an ugliest Hawaiian shirt contest There will be prizes for the winners. Zoo guests who bring in any Cream o' Weber logo will receive for admission. The animals at Hogle Zoo will join in the Hawaiian two-for-o- ne to ally on production days due to the fact that the studios and production companies ramped up and completed everything on their schedules before the end of June 2001 and then Sept 11 hap" pened. Utah's hosting of die Olympics was kept Utah in the limelight as daily coverage of events and morning talk shows aired from Utah movies or episodes of network series, including It's A Miracle, and NBC's Today Show; 1 1 commercials, print ads, documentaries and music videos that were shot on location in the Beehive State. "We're very pleased the with numbers and the of amount production we were able to host this past year," said Leigh von der Esch, executive director of the Utah Film Commission. "The industry strikes, though averted, really had an impact nationwide and intemation- made-for-televisi- party festivities. Swing by Primate Forest to see what treats will be inside pineapple pinatas or what a hippo will do with a lei made of lettuce. The following is a schedule of events: 10 a.m. Primate Forest 10:30 a.m. Feline Building 11 a.m. Hippo Building 11:30 a.m. Camels Noon Desert Zone, Small Animal Building '1 p.mrAnlmal Gianti 1:30 p.m. Penguins All Hawaiian Day activities are free with regular paid admission. Hogle Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. locations. "We were very fortunate to be hosting the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. That added significant filming and broadcast revenue to die state and put plenty of Utahns to work behind the scenes," von der Esch said. "We are especially excited to see the end result of Bud Greenspan's film on die Olympics as so many Utahns contributed to the - Project-- " Production for this year is getting off to a good start as well. Big studio projects like Universal's The ". Hulk have utilized Utah locations earlier this summer and will do so again this fall. Annaugh Productions is back filming a second feature in Utah and Juab Counties that will be aired on Showtime.. 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